Ornamentation of furniture-marble



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JULIUS BERKEY, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

ORNAMENTATION OF FURNITURE-MARBLE.

SPECIFICATION 'forming part of Letters Patent No. 225,505, dated March16, 18810.

Application filed January 5, 1880.

To au whom it may concern Be it known that I, JULrUs BERKEY, of GrandRapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigamhave invented certainnew and useful Improvements in the Ornamentation of Furniture-Marble;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it Vappertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention has relation to furniture-marble-that is, table-tops, topsand backs for wash-stands, dressing-cases, and similar articles; and itconsists in a novel method of ornamentation of the same, having for itsobject to produce a ne and unique eect at a small expense, substantiallyas hereinafter more fully set forth.

Heretofore it has been usual to make marble tops or backs of this classwith a plain molding, in place of which I simply bevel the edge, andthen indent or engrave the said beveled edge with any-suitableornamental pattern or design, as shown in the drawings. The bevel hasthe effect of 4setting off the pattern or design to much betteradvantage than if' this were engraved 011 a plain surface; and bycutting away portions of the polished beveled surface to produce theornamental design, showing the natural color and texture of the stone, avery handsome and unique effect is produced.

I prefer to Lise a straight bevel, as shown in Figure l. of thedrawings, inasmuch as the pattern is easier to work on this; but, ifdesired, a convex or concave bevel may be used, as shown in Figs. 2 and3 respectively.

I am well aware that it is not new, broadly, to ornament plain marblesurfaces by beveling and engraving; but I am not aware that suchornamentation, produced in the manner hereinbefore described, has everbeen applied to furniture-marble where it is desirable to have acorrespondence or similarity of design between the wooden and marbleparts of the article of furniture. My method of ornamentation admits, ina superiordegree, of such similarity. For example, a dressing-case, asshown at Fig. l, provided with a marble top ornamented with the beveledand engraved edge, may have the mirror-frame, which is of wood, engravedin a like manner. Hence What I claim, and desire to secure by LettersPatent of the United States, is-

A new ornamentation of furniture-marble, the same consisting in firstbeveling the edge and then engraving or indenting the said beveled edgewith any suitable ornamental pattern, substantially as set forth.

In testimon)T that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

J ULIUS .BERKEY.

Witnesses:

LoUIs BAGGEE, AUGUST PETERSON.

